The Board denied service connection for skin keratosis and tinea pedis, COPD, arteriosclerotic vascular disease and residuals of stroke, a back disorder, and an affective disorder all claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the veteran's conditions to his period of active duty service or any incident occurring therein, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin keratosis, tinea pedis, COPD, arteriosclerotic vascular disease and residuals of stroke, back disorder, affective disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0205428
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